Creating and editing purchase orders

Brightpearl requires you to create a purchase order for any stock you wish to buy, so that the quantities can be tracked and their cost value can be allocated against an invoice later.

The best time to create the purchase order is before you place the order with the supplier so you can keep track of stock you're waiting to receive and prevent over ordering. You can also use Brightpearl to email the purchase order automatically to the supplier.

How to raise a purchase order

Choose Purchases from the quick add menu on the left-hand side of the screen, and then search for the supplier.

Search for and open a supplier record, click New purchase order.

Once in a new order, add an item directly onto a row by typing the item name or SKU into the item code field. Or click Batch add price list items to search and batch add products.

The items which are visible in the search and can be added to an order may be controlled by:

The supplier of the product - check "limit product selection to assigned items only" at Settings > Purchases > Purchase settings. If this is set to yes, then a product can only be added if the supplier is assigned to the product.

The season - products can only be sold if they are assigned to the season on the order.

Additional charges such as shipping, free items, or discounts by typing directly onto an order row.

Save the order.

Editing and updating purchase orders

Purchase orders can be edited or updated by making changes one order at a time, or some things can be updated in batches from the purchase list. Changes to the order items can only be made before the purchase invoice has been received.